Curriculum: Wood Products

Concentration: Business Management

Degree earned: Bachelor of Science in Wood Products: Business Management

Effective: 07/2009
Updated:

FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

WPS 104 Intro. To Wood Products
ENG 101 Academic Writing & Research*
MA 121 Elements of Calculus*1
WPS 202 Wood Anatomy and Properties*
Free Elective

2
4
3
3
3

 

15

 

CH 101 Chemistry – A Molecular Science*
CH 102 General Chemistry Lab*
ARE 201 Intro to Ag & Resource Economics OR
EC 201 Principles of Microeconomics*
WPS 203 Wood Physical Properties
PE 1** Fitness & Wellness*
Free Elective

3
1

3
4
1
3

15

 
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

PB 200 Plant Life
EC 202 Macroeconomics
ACC 210 Concepts of Financial Reporting
PY 211 General Physics I*
GEP Physical Ed/Healthy Living Requirement*

4
3
3
4
1

15

 

ACC 200 Managerial Accounting
WPS 301 Wood Chemistry
BUS 350 Economics and Business Statistics*
Business Elective I2
COM Speech Elective3

3
4
3
3
3

16

 
Summer Session
Credit
     
WPS 210 Forest Products Internship
1
     
 
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

WPS 302 Wood Processing
WPS 308 Wood Prod. Proc: Facilities & Infrastruct.
ENG 332 Comm. for Bus. & Management
Business Elective II4
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Requirement*

4
4
3
3
2-3

16-17

 

ISE 311 Engineering Econ. Analysis
WPS 344 Introduction to Quality Control
WPS 346 Forest Products Business & Marketing
Business Elective III5
GEP Social Science Requirement*

3
3
3
3
3

15

 
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester Credit   Spring Semester Credit

WPS 444 Wood Composites
WPS 483 Senior Topics in WPS
Business Elective IV6
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives Requirement*
Technical Elective7
GEP Humanities Requirement*

3
3
3
3
3
3

18

 

WPS 441 Wood Mechanics
WPS 450 Wood Industry Case Studies
Business Elective V8
GEP Humanities Requirement*
GEP Additional Breadth Requirement*

4
2
3
3
3


15

 
Minimum Credit Hours Required for Graduation*: 126
 
Footnotes:        
 

Major/Program Footnotes:
1 Students with appropriate math skills are encouraged to take the math sequence MA 131 & 231 or MA 141 & 241
2 Select from MIE 201, ARE 304
3 Select from COM 110, COM 112, COM 146, or COM 211
4 Select from BUS 305 , ARE 306, ARE 309, FOR 460
5 Select from BUS 320, ARE 321, EC 304
6 Select from MIE 330, MIE 335, ARE 332
7 Technical Electives are selected from business, management, science or applied fields with advisor approval
8 Select from BUS 360, ARE 312

* General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied. University approved GEP course lists for each of the following categories can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html .
* Courses/groupings in the above display with an asterisk may fulfill all or part of a GEP requirement. See categories below.

Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: MA 121, BUS 350
Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: CH 101, 102, PY 211, PB 200, WPS 202
Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list.
Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: ARE 201 or EC 201
Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
Additional Breadth - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
X Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts
Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
Choose from the University approved GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives course list.
Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )

The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
U.S. Diversity (USD)
Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: None
Global Knowledge (GK)
Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite . The following course(s) completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill this requirement: None
Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation.